CVE-2013-4396
Use-after-free vulnerability in the doImageText function in dix/dixfonts.c in the xorg-server module before 1.14.4 in X.Org X11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the doImageText function in dix/dixfonts.c in the xorg-server module before 1.14.4 in X.Org X11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ImageText request that triggers memory-allocation failure.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.08% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- x/x.org x11
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00060.html
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2013-October/002332.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/08/6
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1426.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2784
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62892
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1990-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1014561Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00060.html
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2013-October/002332.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/08/6
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1426.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2784
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62892
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1990-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1014561Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.